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| Afghanistan detains 68 Pakistanis |
| 2008-04-20 |
| The Afghan army detained 68 Pakistani men soon after they entered the country, over suspected ties with Taliban-linked rebels, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday. Prior to the mass detention on Friday near the border in Kandahar, the ministry received intelligence that a group of Pakistanis with possible links to “terrorists” was entering the region, it said. “The army ... detained 68 unarmed Pakistani nationals yesterday. They are being investigated,” the ministry said in a statement. General Muhammad Zahir Azimi, chief spokesman for the ministry, told AFP that the army had reports that dozens of Pakistanis linked to Taliban-led insurgents were entering the troubled region. “We had intelligence reports that a group of Pakistanis possibly linked to terrorists were entering. When our units encountered these Pakistanis, they detained them to find out if they’re linked to terrorists,” he said. Authorities were trying to determine if the men were linked to the Taliban or if they were workers or Pakistani traders. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "Authorities were trying to determine if the men were linked to the Taliban or if they were workers or Pakistani traders." Hehe ... do they have goods to trade with them? No? Then they aren't traders. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-04-20 12:02 |